The Sinister Monk

The Sinister Monk (1965)

Der unheimliche Mönch

A hooded serial killer finds a novel way to murder his victims--he lashes them to death with a whip. The police try to track him down before any more murders occur.

Date of release
1965-12-17
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (32)
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Director
Harald Reinl

Casting

Interesting facts

The Sinister Monk is a 1965 West German thriller film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Karin Dor, Harald Leipnitz and Siegfried Lowitz. It is based on the 1927 play The Terror by Edgar Wallace and was part of a very successful series of German films inspired by his works.

Production

It is the fourth film adaptation of the play The Terror by Edgar Wallace. Earlier versions were made in 1928, 1934, and 1938.

Cinematography took place from 6 October to 17 November 1965 at London and Hameln (or Hamelin).

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